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Hurts

Synth-pop
Synth-pop

Hurts is a Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Marsheaux, Born This Way: The Remix, The Kolors, David Bowie and Kraftwerk. Those roots explain a lot about how Hurts arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Erasure, Alphaville, White Lies, Little Boots and a-ha, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Luciano, Julia Sanina, Kylie Minogue and Mylène Farmer, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Hurts, reaching back through Marsheaux and forward to Luciano. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
HurtsMarsheauxBorn This Way: The R…The KolorsDavid BowieKraftwerkPet Shop BoysNew OrderPrinceLucianoJulia SaninaKylie MinogueMylène FarmerErasureAlphavilleWhite LiesLittle Bootsa-haTake ThatDe/VisionWill Young

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Hurts connections

Hurts grew out of Marsheaux, Born This Way: The Remix, The Kolors and David Bowie, shares an orbit with Erasure, Alphaville, White Lies and Little Boots, went on to shape Luciano, Julia Sanina, Kylie Minogue and Mylène Farmer. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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